NorthoftheBorder Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Because Carter said he wouldn't negotiate with terrorists. strange, huh? Carter's weakness has only been surpassed by Obama's! Nope correction, at least Carter is at heart a patriot and believed in American soveignty!! Obama has been a man with a purpose to destroy this country and make it no better than a 3rd world nation!! Quote
westend1 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Carter's weakness has only been surpassed by Obama's! Nope correction, at least Carter is at heart a patriot and believed in American soveignty!! Obama has been a man with a purpose to destroy this country and make it no better than a 3rd world nation!! Ha ha. Yeah. That's it. Quote
LumRaiderFan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Ameircan strength brought down the wall. LOL It sure did! Quote
thetragichippy Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 So Westend.....an honest question..... Do you think the way a President runs our country has any influence on what other countries will do as far as aggressive behavior? Quote
westend1 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 So Westend.....an honest question..... Do you think the way a President runs our country has any influence on what other countries will do as far as aggressive behavior? Not much of a factor, in my opinion. As I noted, we have seen aggressvie behavior both when we had hawkish presidents and those considered dovish. Now, do you honestly think Russia would really behave differently with regards to Crimea if Romney or any other Republican candidate were in office? thetragichippy 1 Quote
LumRaiderFan Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 Not much of a factor, in my opinion. As I noted, we have seen aggressvie behavior both when we had hawkish presidents and those considered dovish. Now, do you honestly think Russia would really behave differently with regards to Crimea if Romney or any other Republican candidate were in office? Simply being a Republican would carry no weight towards suppressing aggressive behavior...it would have to be backed up by actions. I do think that Muammar Gaddafi, who was the bad boy of the 80s, shut his piehole and changed course after Reagan hit him in 1986. If that would not have happened, I believe he would have continued down the path he was on. So yes, I believe projecting a strong presence, and the bad guys knowing you are serious, works. NorthoftheBorder 1 Quote
AledoBearcatsCO2014 Posted April 16, 2014 Report Posted April 16, 2014 America is going to end up screwed over if we don't put on some big boy underwear soon and take off the diaper. baddog 1 Quote
NorthoftheBorder Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 http://freebeacon.com/national-security/flying-blind/ Why would Putin cancel USA surveillance flights if he had nothing to hide??? Quote
PN-G bamatex Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Posted April 18, 2014 If Putin doesn't feel he's going to be held accountable, he'll do whatever he wants. You always deal with the Russians from a position of strength. Anything less, and they won't respect you. Kowtowing to them from day one isn't maintaining a position of strength. Quote
NorthoftheBorder Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 If Putin doesn't feel he's going to be held accountable, he'll do whatever he wants. You always deal with the Russians from a position of strength. Anything less, and they won't respect you. Kowtowing to them from day one isn't maintaining a position of strength. We can scream until we pass out from lack of oxygen, but this current admin doesn't understand this, doesn's believe it, or worse is happy to go along with allowing Putin to resurrect the USSR and deminish the USA as the (or even a) world power. I do not think that Obama wants the USA to be anymore powerful or relevant than the home country of his father!!! Quote
stevenash Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 We can scream until we pass out from lack of oxygen, but this current admin doesn't understand this, doesn's believe it, or worse is happy to go along with allowing Putin to resurrect the USSR and deminish the USA as the (or even a) world power. I do not think that Obama wants the USA to be anymore powerful or relevant than the home country of his father!!!You are right and it is just another case of Obama delivering what he believes is social justice. Quote
new tobie Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 Not hours or day, but minutes after Reagan was sworn in, the hostages were released. tell me about Reagan and the Iran-Contra scandal. Quote
westend1 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Posted April 18, 2014 We can scream until we pass out from lack of oxygen, but this current admin doesn't understand this, doesn's believe it, or worse is happy to go along with allowing Putin to resurrect the USSR and deminish the USA as the (or even a) world power. I do not think that Obama wants the USA to be anymore powerful or relevant than the home country of his father!!! So tell us, If you were president, what would you do about Crimea? Quote
NorthoftheBorder Posted April 19, 2014 Report Posted April 19, 2014 So tell us, If you were president, what would you do about Crimea? My point is we should have never have allowed our military might to be so compromised. This did not happen this year!! This has taken several years to get to this point. Even if the current admin started today, it would take several years to be in a position of strength again. Quote
westend1 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Posted April 19, 2014 My point is we should have never have allowed our military might to be so compromised. This did not happen this year!! This has taken several years to get to this point. Even if the current admin started today, it would take several years to be in a position of strength again. We already spend something like 10x the next country on military gear. How much is enough? Quote
PAMFAM10 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Posted April 19, 2014 Can somebody please explain what power or strength we lost.. Quote
new tobie Posted April 19, 2014 Report Posted April 19, 2014 Carter's weakness has only been surpassed by Obama's! Nope correction, at least Carter is at heart a patriot and believed in American soveignty!! Obama has been a man with a purpose to destroy this country and make it no better than a 3rd world nation!! re-hate-a-cans......... Quote
LumRaiderFan Posted April 19, 2014 Report Posted April 19, 2014 re-hate-a-cans......... dumocrats, socialists, communists...we can do this all day...kinda silly though. Quote
baddog Posted April 20, 2014 Report Posted April 20, 2014 Joseph McCarthy would have a field day with this regime. Lol. Quote
NorthoftheBorder Posted April 21, 2014 Report Posted April 21, 2014 We already spend something like 10x the next country on military gear. How much is enough? Please provide the numbers please. And can we trust Russia to report honestly what they spend. Quote
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